re: Scribing in, how do you do yours?

My answer will be a mix of photos I just scalped from the internets as my tools are at work, and I’m parked on my couch.

Scribes
The two main tools I use to scribe are a General brand compass. We’ve always called it a “Nickel Scribe”. The other is a Hafele brand, plastic wall scribe. I’ve been looking online and I can’t find them for sale any where.

Material Removal
That usually depends on the material. Over the years I’ve been exposed to many things to scribe. From logs to trim to furniture grade cabinets. It’s pretty much as you’ve all described. (Pun not intended) Start aggressive and get more detailed as you go.

By aggressive I mean skill saw, jig saw, coping saw, power plane, table saw…etc

Detailed is where it gets fun. Most of the time after it’s close to the scribe line we use a disc sander. Like this Makita

(Usually if dust is an issue we will just take it outside)

Or we use hand planes to get it close and anything from sandpaper to files to fine tune. If it’s a very detailed scribe, like around rocks or bricks, we use a variety of rasps and special shaped mini files.

You’ve already had great input on the subject, just throwing in what I know.

Does anybody have any pictures of scribes that they have done? Not sure if I have any around or not. Would be nice to add to the topic.

Happy Scribing